Thank you Secret Pal from the Shoemakers

We received a great package with the cutest t-shirts. My husband loved the "I get my looks from my Daddy" one. My son thought the book and bunny were adorable and can't wait to read them to his little sister. He also LOVED the gum which is already half gone. Thanks so much.

Bill and Lisa

Thank You Secret Pal - Lemmermann's

Thank you secret pal for the adorable bodysuits! They are so cute - not to mention Jeff loved the Daddy's little princess and the mommy's little dancer is very appropriate :)
The pooh socks rock LOVE em!

Thanks again Kim & Jeff Lem

What a wonderful Secret Pal!

Thank you so very much for the adorable Wiggles Dorothy the Dinosaur shirt and hat! We love the Wiggles! The adorable hair bows and clips were so sweet. Gabby loved the bracelets. She is always so excited to see what her little sister got. It was a treat for her also. Thank you!

It's fun having a Secret Pal from Australia! Your the greatest. The smiley face note card helped to cheer me up.

Hugs,
Jody B

Thank you Secret Pal!

The fall baking idea was terrific! My daughter loves to make cookies. I think we'll try your recipe with the peanut butter M & Ms first. Thank you for the cookbook, the cookie recipes, cookie cutters, cookie decorating goodies and bib! They are great! I love cookbooks and I can't wait to use it.
Love, Amy
PS--I included a picture from the August book package in case anyone would like to see. I never got a chance to take a picture of the books you sent on the day I posted your thank you note.

A Sweet Summer Dress....

Check out this darling little frock and matching purse I received yesterday from my wonderful secret pal! Won't this be lovely on my little one someday? I love the flowers and the butterflies and the PINK! After shopping yesterday for my son, who has just moved out of the little boys dept. and has a strong preference for earth tones.....it was such a treat to open my gift and find a beautiful burst of color in this little confection of a dress. Thanks so much, SP, for this special outfit. And yes, may our cherry blossoms come soon!
With Gratitude,
Terri

So Very Cute...

Thank You Secret Pal for the adorable outfit, my favorite colors, BTW!! And the gift set which includes a Piggy Bank, Keepsake jar and Picture Frame. I LOVE that they have butterflies on them. Thank you for being so thoughtful and incorporating my favorite things into your gift selections!!!

~Kristen in NJ

Thank you Secret Pal !!!

Our Secret Pal Strikes Again

September 23, 2007

This weekend we received another great secret pal package in the mail. Our secret pal was so sweet to send gifts for Olivia AND the cats, too. There was even a note that was written to Zachary that we needed to read to him. There were so many kitty presents, that Zachary was able to share. He was very unwilling to share the box the presents were mailed in though. He loved the tissue paper that his presents were wrapped in and he is having so much fun with his toys.

Enjoy the pictures and THANK YOU SECRET PAL !!

Sheryl and David (and Zachary *meow*)

Please see all the great pictures at my website: www.youbelong.net/monroe

Thanks again Secret Pal

My secret pal has struck again!! thank you so much for the two coffee mugs and the adorable T-shirt Andrew and I want to bring out little on home in that one and we have taken the No News Yet coffee mugs to work we figure we can let them speak for us every now and then.

Thanks again for making my week.

Melissa & Andrew MacPherson

Secret Pal Thank You

I received this from Alisa who has had trouble with her blogger account:

I would like to thank my secret pal for the past 2 packages!!!!!

She is so creative and sends such cute and great items I love them.

Sept. Secret Pal Gifts

I just want to thank my SECRET PAL...

(I love all my Sept. Gifts..)

You are the best..

How did you know I LOVE Picture Frames..

And to top it off..

LADYBUGS...

Thank you again..

Love the poem..
Kim 4/28/07
http://isabellabison.blogspot.com/

Thank you Secret Pal from the MacPherson's

To my wonderful Secret Pal

Thank you so much for your wonderful gifts, it could not have come at a better time I was feeling horrible with the second day in a row in bed feeling sick when your gift came, it took every ounce of self control to wait for Andrew to come home before opening each beautifully wraped gift. The cute lady bug blanket and hats are just so wonderful and the toy is just so cute. For the first time I feel like this wait is real. Thank you so much:)

Melissa & Andrew MacPherson

Month 2 already!

It is hard to believe that it is even time to be getting another secret pal gift, but there it was! It was a real nice surprise since I have been a bit bummed-out lately because of the wait forecasts that I inadvertently saw a few days ago. My Secret Pal is awesome I got a pile of adorable onesies for my one-and-only-baby-to-be who is so far away from me. These gifts make the whole thing seem more real. Thank you, thank you! Oh by the way I just love your hand-writing! You write such nice notes.

Thank You Secret Pal!

It's a sweet saturday morning, and the mail has arrived with another awesome package from my SP! How Fun! I love the little pink top & pant set - especially the little touch of lace trim. It is so unbelievably soft! Thank you also for the Dr. Seuss board book...I love his books. Thank you again for making this time go by faster. Have a wonderful month! Francie

Cute Gifts Secret Pal!

Thank you for the cute Fulanito doll- so cute. Our daughter grabbed that one really quick! She also wanted to open the packaging on the book but I told her that they were both for her baby brother or sister. She's did pretty well. And, I think it's all neat for her in that it makes it all the more real/ reinforces her thoughts. She tells everyone/anyone that will listen that she's getting a baby brother (we always throw in there- "or sister"). The wait is sure hard with little ones. I always thought as a child that Christmas was a long wait.. two Christmas' and then China... Oh, my!



Thanks for your kindness and sweet cards!

Karen-Maria

Thank you from Lisa and Len Vraniak

Thank you to our secret pal! What a nice surprise to come home to yesterday. I enclosed the pictures from this month's loot and last month's since I didn't put in a photo last time. The hair clippies are most adorable--makes me glad to be getting a girl! I agree that shopping for someone every month is great fun and a nice diversion while we wait. I hope the leaves are turning where you are--it's been so dry here that I think the leaves are just going to turn brown and then fall off! Fortunately, we'll have your wonderful fall gifts to get us through. Until next month...
Lisa Vraniak
dh Len

Subscribing to the Blog

A few of you have asked about getting emails each time a new post is added to the blog. One of our participants mentioned bloglines.com, and it can notify you by placing new posts in your bookmarks. (If anyone knows how to make it email you, let us know!!

I just found another free site called Feedblitz.com that will email you new posts from a blog when you sign up. I tried it, and it worked, although it did take them several days to process the registration, and then another day to email me about the last blog entry that was posted after I registered but before they confirmed.

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Thanks!
Amy

The best SP in the whole wide world!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank u 2 a sweetheart of a secret pal. I got home from a very long & hectic day @ work - found this wonderfully-wrapped package of goodies! Couldn't even wait 4 my usual refreshing jump into the pool or shower...I absolutely love it all. You DO know I am a Winnie the Pooh fan to the nth degree - poor kiddo, if she isn't! The extra little surprise crib cover/throw is brilliant - u r so creative! Thanx bushels,
Karen

Thank you so much secret pal!!!!!!!! The bib is awesome.....so cute!! I actually recieved this about a week ago but I have been so busy lately I haven't had time to upload the picture. This is such a great way to help pass the time until refferal. I love recieving the gifts in the mail, it just makes my day. Now I rush to the mailbox. Thank you again. Until next month......

Charity's most ORIGINAL pal!

Once again you amaze me. Your gifts are perfect & so original. We love opening the box & as the excitement builds, I feel as if I've just won the lottery. Andy got so excited, he tore into the candy before we could go any further. (yes, I am raising 4, not 3 boys!!!!) Some time you will have to tell me your shopping secrets, especially the wrapping paper: the panda bears are ADORABLE. I plan on putting the Chinese princess sticker paper doll & the Chinese coloring book on a shelf in Hannah Grace's room. The pink tshirt with the panda's doing the 24 postures of Tai Chi is the BOMB!!!! Elijah has been running around the house saying, "look, I can do it too." I think he might actually have it. Before I answer your questions, I have one myself. How on earth do you put such tiny hair clippies in? The ponytail holders I get, but I have paperclips bigger than those clippies. I guess that's another thing I can practice with while we wait. Right now, we probably won't put a sign in our yard until at least spring. With the wait getting so long, we feel that we are not in a rush to sell which is good, because our neighborhood is not moving right now. Both of our neighbors are trying to sell & no one is even looking. I'll let you know if/when we decide to go somewhere. And to answer your question, I'll turn 35 on December 17th.
Thanks again for your positive notes. You are so uplifting. It just makes my day.
Blessings,
Charity, Andy & the boys

Thank you Pecoraro Secret Pal!!!

Thank you so much for the cutest lady bug bank ever!!! I can hardly wait to start decorating the new baby's room -- but hopefully we'll have moved by the time he/she gets here.

Thanks also for always including the girls. They just love the cute pens (and the catapillar book -- though I'm not sure that was for them!!). I think we've read the book 10 times already. Yesterday we went to a local craft fair, and there were catapillars on a tree -- they said, "just like the book, mom!". Exactly!!!

Again, Thank YOU So Much!!

The Pecoraros (Rich, Gail, Alyssa (5) and Mikaela (3) -- waiting for our last!)
Colorado Springs, CO